köken: Possibly from Portuguese Japão influenced by Early Manila Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún) as recorded in the Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum (1626-1642). Portuguese Japão is from Malay Jepang, itself from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), ultimately from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).
aile: anémona del Japón, Estado del Japón, papel de Japón
Herederos de una expedición samurái del siglo XVII, en Coria del Río hay más de 600 vecinos que se apellidan Japón.
köken: Borrowed from French Japon, from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, “sun origin”).
köken: Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. French Japon? Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios New Latin -ius New Latin -ia New Latin Iapō̆nialbor. Russian Япо́ния (Japónija)bor. Uyghur ياپونىيە Borrowed from Russian Япо́ния (Japónija). By surface analysis, ياپون (yapon) + ـىيە (-iye).
köken: From Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”). With obsolete forms with /j/ initials such as Iapam, possibly influenced by Cantonese 日本 (jat⁶ bun²).
köken: From 日 (“sun”) + 本 (“origin, root”). More information As a state name, the term likely grew from a 7th‑century self‑conception in state letters and gradually replaced 倭 in external usage. The earliest known epigraphic use of 日本 appears in 678, but in a highly literary sense. Documentary records show an oscillation between 倭 and 日本 in the late 670s. By 702–703, the self‑designation 日本國 was stable…
köken: Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japanbor. Hindi जापान Borrowed from English Japan.
köken: Borrowed from French japonais. By surface analysis, Japonia + -ez.
Etimoloji
/nitɨpoɴ/ → /nip̚poɴ/ → /niɸoɴ/ → /nihoɴ/ Coined in Japan of Sinic elements, as compound of 日 (nichi, “sun”) + 本 (hon, “origin”) and literally meaning "origin of the sun". The hon element was apparently pronounced /poɴ/ when first coined. Over time, the initial /p/ lenited, becoming /ɸ/ as shown in the Nifon entry in the 1603 Nippo Jisho ("Japanese-Portuguese Dictionary"). This then became the…